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We have a number of Indian-language radio stations in the UK, which are good to listen to because the music is often great. Part of the fun is spotting the odd

by b800h 4y ago

We have a number of Indian-language radio stations in the UK, which are good to listen to because the music is often great. Part of the fun is spotting the odd anglicism creep in: <something in Hindi><something in Hindi>"that's not cricket!"<something in Hindi><something in Hindi>

avh02 4y ago
i remember something similar in Dubai, while riding in a taxi hearing the driver listening to the commentary on a cricket game: very fast/excitedly: <something in Hindi><something in Hindi>"OUT OF THIS FIELD!!"<something in Hindi><something in Hindi> I think code switching is often a really cool/cute thing but also cringey sometimes.
- bhangrrathwy 4y ago
  "Jargon" terms tend to not often have translations in other languages I think.
- downut 4y ago
  I always enjoyed listening to Navajo Radio driving across the Res: <beautiful but impenetrable language> BASEBALL! <beautiful but impenetrable language> Hay bale auction on Sunday! <...>
- wink 4y ago
  Been a while since I watched it but there was an interesting difference between tennis broadcasts on German TV and Austrian TV. The Germans were using German game-specific terms - e.g. "Aus" for out of field and the Austrians were using English terms.
bhangrrathwy 4y ago
Is the music Hindi or Punjabi? (Or both, there is a spectrum of sorts between Hindi/urdu with Punjabi influence to "pure" Punjabi)
- b800h 4y ago
  Depends on the station. I've heard a bunch of different stuff, but Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali and Gujarati stuff all crops up at least as far as I can tell. I'm also not terribly good at distinguishing them but can tell when I'm hearing Hindi or Urdu. Interesting that you mention the spectrum of Punjabi - I think I must have been taught some Punjabi-inflected Hindi which was very much like Hindi, and then had other people tell me they're completely different. Makes more sense now.

by b800h 4y ago

avh02 4y ago

i remember something similar in Dubai, while riding in a taxi hearing the driver listening to the commentary on a cricket game: very fast/excitedly: <something in Hindi><something in Hindi>"OUT OF THIS FIELD!!"<something in Hindi><something in Hindi> I think code switching is often a really cool/cute thing but also cringey sometimes.

bhangrrathwy 4y ago
"Jargon" terms tend to not often have translations in other languages I think.
downut 4y ago
I always enjoyed listening to Navajo Radio driving across the Res: <beautiful but impenetrable language> BASEBALL! <beautiful but impenetrable language> Hay bale auction on Sunday! <...>
wink 4y ago
Been a while since I watched it but there was an interesting difference between tennis broadcasts on German TV and Austrian TV. The Germans were using German game-specific terms - e.g. "Aus" for out of field and the Austrians were using English terms.

bhangrrathwy 4y ago

Is the music Hindi or Punjabi? (Or both, there is a spectrum of sorts between Hindi/urdu with Punjabi influence to "pure" Punjabi)

b800h 4y ago
Depends on the station. I've heard a bunch of different stuff, but Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali and Gujarati stuff all crops up at least as far as I can tell. I'm also not terribly good at distinguishing them but can tell when I'm hearing Hindi or Urdu. Interesting that you mention the spectrum of Punjabi - I think I must have been taught some Punjabi-inflected Hindi which was very much like Hindi, and then had other people tell me they're completely different. Makes more sense now.